Trio of demonstrations to celebrate Porsche at Le Mans, F1 and TWR at SpeedWeek

F1 at 70 will feature a once-in-a-lifetime assemblage of F1 greats taking to the Goodwood Motor Circuit. From the early eras of F1, a winning selection of legendary Lotuses – an ex-Stirling Moss 18, ex-Graham Hill 49B, and two ex-Emerson Fittipaldi 72s. Between them, they have wins at the Monaco, German, Spanish, South African, Italian, British, Belgian, Brazilian, Austrian and Argentinian Grands Prix. 

On the other end of the scale, we have a V10 screamer in the form of a McLaren-Mercedes MP4/15 from 2000, leading a selection of McLaren legends from the previous decades. From a decade later comes the ultimate underdog of the modern F1 era – the 2009 Brawn-Mercedes BGP001 used by Jenson Button in all but one Grand Prix in his unforgettable championship-winning year. These and many more will be taking to the track at SpeedWeek commemorating seven decades of the highest and most celebrated discipline in motor racing.

In celebration of 50 years since Porsche took its first (of many) wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be a must-see gathering for any Porsche-phile or endurance racing aficionado. A number of the marque’s Le Mans legends will lead a high-speed family gathering for Porsche at Goodwood. The Le Mans-winning 917K that took that famous victory at La Sarthe in 1970 will accompany a selection of its winning successors including the back-to-back 1984 and 1985-winning 956B, the WSC-95, 911 GT1-98 and the latest Porsche victor, the 919 Hybrid. This priceless Porsche procession will close out SpeedWeek on the Sunday, fittingly for these endurance titans, into dusk.

Last, but definitely not least, is a howling concerto of V12-powered Group C fury in the form of a rarely-seen gathering of Group C TWR Jaguars, spanning five years of era-defining endurance racing. Star cars will include the 1987 World Sportscar title-winning XJR8/9, and a 1990 XJR12 which is probably the most successful single Group C chassis, with victories including an assist in Martin Brundle’s 1988 title win. Joining these will be the Jarama-winning XJR-9 of and a veritable TWR Jaguar XJR army of Group C weaponry.

All of this will join the staple Goodwood lineup of the finest historic racing, rallying and supercar action in the world. Available online and interactive for free, for three days, 16^th-18^th October, 2020. Find out more about Goodwood SpeedWeek here.

Photography courtesy of Motorsport Images.